BHIStudentLife

Let's Go Rainbow!
Happy IDAHOBIT

I D A H O B I T
Join us on Wednesday 17 May at the Elgar Campus Cafe as we celebrate IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.
We will be having a drag queen hair and make-up demonstration with Lilium from 11:30am followed by a Q&A session at 1pm.
We encourage students to dress up in their best rainbow colours on the day to show support and signal to others that you respect their identity.
By attending this event you are helping to create inclusion at BHI and may leave a lasting impact on another students' life.
We’ll see you there!

April is Autism Awareness Month!

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental disorder. It affects how people behave and interact with the world around them (Source: Autism Spectrum Disorder https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/autism)

The aim of Autism Awareness Month is to support and show acceptance of people with autism. There are over 200,000 Australians with autism. As a student, you can show acceptance and support to your fellow students with autism who may experience some challenges in the classroom and social settings.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in 2018:
• there were 205,200 Australians with autism (a 25% increase from 2015)
• males were 3.5 times more likely than females to have ASD
• 77.7% of young people (aged 5 to 20 years) with autism who were attending school (or another educational institution) reported experiencing difficulty at their place of learning.
(Source: Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings, 2018 | Australian Bureau of Statistics
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/disability/disability-ageing-and-carers-australia-summary-findings/latest-release -in-australia)

For our students with autism, Student Life provide a range of support services that can help you.

For more information on Autism check out these websites:
Amaze https://www.amaze.org.au/
Autism Awareness Australia https://www.autismawareness.com.au/
Celebrate autism in April https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/classrooms/Pages/default.aspx
World Autism Awareness Day - https://www.un.org/en/observances/autism-day